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...Barnes and Noble,” he said proudly. Russell said that short fiction is the most natural form of literature to her and described her relationship with stories as being very unlike the marriage of writing a novel. “Stories are like little flings. No matter how bad things go, you get out of there pretty quickly,” she said. The authors also discussed the reasons behind the increasing trivialization of short fiction, both by readers who don’t bother to look on that proverbial bottom shelf and by writers who keep...
...moral issue. For me, it is a Turkish issue. And unfortunately, now it is getting to be more and more of an international issue. For me, it is an issue of free speech in Turkey, that the Turks should be able to talk about this, no matter what you say...I think it is upsetting that this issue can be an arm-wrestling issue internationally, rather than a moral issue of freedom of speech in Turkey,” he replied, to applause. Pamuk, whose works have been translated into over fifty languages, spoke to the universal power of literature...
...Lady Laura Bush's snubbing of Ahmadinejad made me queasy [Oct. 8]. It is that holier-than-thou attitude that gives America's enemies more ammunition. I don't wish to condone Ahmadinejad's policies, only to say that we will get nowhere by childishly ignoring him. Eventually, no matter how much it deflates our self-esteem, we will have to begin an open dialogue with our enemies. There are too many to simply dismiss them as tyrants and ostracize them from the global community. Currently, our only policies for dealing with hostile nations consist of sanctions and military action...
...accessibility that goes against the modern political-campaign theory of strict "message control." Madden's availability and conviviality--he often says that Romney's teetotaling ways mean "there's more left for me"--help shore up the image of a campaign where everything is going just fine, no matter what you hear to the contrary. Says Madden: "The biggest mistake press secretaries make is that they view the press corps as the enemy. I view them as a conduit." That's not the same, it should be noted, as viewing them as a friend...
...three-run homer in the sixth inning unstuck a 1-1 nail biter, the next Rockie up, Jeff Baker, lined a single. Then he tried to steal second base. Hurdle had sent a subtle pre-Series message to the American League: We never rest, we never quit, no matter the circumstances...